Paper-bag holder.



W. D. ELLIOT.

PAPER BAG HOLDER.

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W. D. ELUOT.

PAPER BAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY is. 191e.

lPatented July 23, 1918.

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PAPER BAG HOLDER.

APPLlcMloN FILED MAY13,\918.

Patented July 23, 1918.

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To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLrAM DOUGLAS ELLIOT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bigtimber, in the county of Sweet Grass and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Paper-Bag ll-lolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in paper bag holders, and has for its object to provide a device of the character specified, wherein the bags may be supported in bundled relation, each size in a separate compartment, and wherein the packages are yieldingly held, the packages being arranged in two series, one at each side of the holder, and the holding means for the packages of each series being provided with a common means for releasing the same to permit insertion of the bags.

ln the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of the improved holder; y

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3; i

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. `2, looling in the direction of the arrows adjacent the line; y y

Fig. l1 is an enlarged detail section through the supporting frame at the top thereof; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of one of the rod holders. y

lfn the present embodiment of the invenprovided, Consisting of a base 1 and standards 2, the said standards being four in number and being connected in pairs to the opposite sides of the base, the members of each pair converging `toward thetop and the pairs also converge toward the top.

l-lere the standards are connected by top i plates 3 and a series of transverse shelves or partitions l is arranged between the standards, the said partitions or shelves being secured to the` standards. A pair of rods 5 extends from the top to the bottom, at the center of the frame, the said rods passing ,through the partitions, and each partition is reinforced on its under face at the rods, as indicated at 6, and thus the rods divide each shelf into two bag compartments for the packaged bags. `The arrangement of the shelves provides for various size bags, the largest bags bein at the bottom while the smallest are at tue top;` 'llie packages of Specification of Letters Fatcnt.

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bags, indicated at 7, are laid upon the shelf, as shown in Fig. 2, with the bottoms of the bags outwarchand the packages are yield ingly held to the shelf by means of rods 8. These rods arearranged transversely of the standards, and the ends of each rod pass through slots 9 in the standards, so that the rods can move vertically from one partition to the other.

ln the present instance, each standard is formed by two plates which are spaced apart at their adjacent edges to form the slots 9. Fach of these rods 8 has an eye 10 at each end, and these eyes are engaged by hooks 11 on the arms of elbow levers 19 which are pivoted to a verticallymovable means, all of the elbow levers of each series being connected to a common moving means. Each of these elbow levers has an eye at the end remote from the hook, and it will be evident that the hooks may be engaged with or disengaged from the eyes of any rod when desired.

'.lhe moving means for the rods is a pair of slides 13, each slide being mounted to move on the outer face of a standard. 'llhe slides are slidably connected to the standards b means of screw bolts and nuts lil. rlhese bolts pass through the slides 13 and through slots 15 in. the standard, as shown in Fig. d. llt will be noticed from an inspection of this ligure that each slide is composed of two plates arranged parallel and spaced apart from each other, and the elbow levers 12 are pivoted between the plates upon the rivets 16 which connect the plates. @ne of the bolts 14@ is arranged at the top and the bottom of each slide, and the bolts 111 are passed through the slot from within outward, the heads of the bolts preventing ontward movement of the slide away from the standard. Y

Coil springs 17 and 18 are connected with the rods for pulling them downward on to the bags, and each of these springs is connected at its ends to a pair of rods, and to the rods which are on the same partition A4l. The intermediate portion of each spring passes through an eye 19 on the adjacent end of the next lower shelf or partition d, in such manner `that the springs are free to slide through the eyes 19. Ylhe spring 18 which engages the rods on the base 1 is connected at its ends to the rods, and the interu mediate portion of the spring passes through 'th'atend of the holder.

'each slide, one end of the said member being connected to the roll, and the other end is connected to a rod 24 which has an eye at Vone end for en gageinent by the liexible meinber, andan eye at they other end for engagement by the adjacent bolt 14. 'slides are normally pulled downward by The springs 25,. one being arranged at each end ofthe holder. This spring intermediate its ends-'passes through the eye 19a beforementioned, and at its endsit engageseyes 26 on the two slides at that end,

A yokeshap'ed handle 27 is connected with each roll intermediate the ends of the roll for'operating the saine to lift the slides at The arms of the yoke are connected with the roll. An eX- tension member 28 in the form of a yoke is arranged at each end of each partition 4 and at' each end of the base 1, these extensions serving'to support the outer ends of the bags.

In use, the bags are laid upon the shelves,

"the rollbeingfturned, as shown at the left of Fi'g. Yl, to' lift the slides. Y,

thus lifted, the bags may be inserted,and 5 The rods being vwhen the slides are released the bags will be' clampeddown upon the shelves. 'After the bags'have been inserted, the elbow levers are released from the rods as shown at the right of` Fig. 1. VWhen it is desired to remove a bag, it is pulled out from beneath the holding rods.

1I claim:

` 1. A paper bag holder 'comprising a lstand having a plurality of series of shelves,

' the shelves of each series being arranged one abovev thel other vfor receiving bundles of vbags of varying sizes, a rod slidably connected with the standard at each shelf and adapted to rest upon the bundle of bags to holdV them on the shelf, springsy normally ',pressing'each rod downwardly, ak common lifting means for all of the rods of each vs'eriesvof bags and slidably connected with 'the stand andv normally disconnected from the rod, and independent means at each shelf v-55jffor coni'aectingr the adjacent rod to the lift- "ingmeans, the said means comprising elbow 'levers having'hooks, theV rods having eyes at th'eirrendsl for' engagement ,by the hooks, and

"theelbowl'evers having `linger pieces for 'permitting' the-sameto be operated.

4k2. A paperbag holder comprising a stand Ihavinga 4plurality of series of shelves, the

v"shelves Vof each series beingv arranged one Vabove the' other for` receiving bundles of bagsof' varying sizes, a rod slidably connected with the standard at. each shelf and adapted to rest upon the bundle of bags to hold them on the shelf, springs normally pressing each rod downward, a common lift,- iiig means for all of the rods ol each series of bags and slidably connected willi the stand and normally disconnected from the rod, and independent means 'at each shelf for connecting the adjacent rod to the lifting means, each of the said lilting means coniprising slides Vslidably connected with the standard at opposite sides thereof, a roller journaled at the top of the stand and having a handle, afflexible connection winding upon each roller at the adjacent slide and con` nected with the slide, and springs normally pressing the slides downward.

3. A paper bag holder comprising a stand vhaving a plurality of series of shelves, the shelves of each series being arranged one above the other for receiving bundles of bags of` varying sizes, a rod slidably connected with the standard at each shelf and adapted to restv upon the bundle of bags to hold them on the shelf, springs normally pressing each rod downward, a common lifting means for all of the rods of each series of bags and slidably connected with the stand and normally disconnected from the rod, and independent means at each shelf for connecting the adjacent rod to the lifting means.

4. A paper bag holder comprising a stand having a series of shelves arranged one above the other upon which the bundles of kbags are adapted to be placed, a rod arranged transversely of the stand above each shelf and slidably connected with the stand, a common moving means for all the rods and normally disconnected from the rods and slidably connected with the stand, means at each rod for detachably connecting the moving means with the rod or for releasing the same from the rod, means at the top of the standard for lifting the inov ing means, said moving means comprising slides at the opposite sides of the stand and slidably connected therewith, and elbow levers for each rod pivoted on the slides, and having hooks at one end, the rods' having eyes for engagement by the hooks.

5. A paper bag holder comprising a stand having a series of shelves arranged one above the other upon which the bundles of 'bags are adapted to be placed, a rod arranged transversely of the stand above each shelf and slidably connected with the stand, a common moving means for all the rods and normally disconnected from the rods and slidably connected with 'the stand, means at each rod for detachably connecting the moving means with the rod or for releasing the same from the rod, means at the top `of the standard for lifting the moving means, said lifting means comprising a roller journaled at the top of the standard and having a handle for oscillating the same, and flexible members Winding at one end upon the roller and connected at the other end to the moving means.

G. A paper bag holder comprising a stand having a series of shelves arranged one above the other upon which the bundles of bags are adapted to be placed., a rod ai*- ranged transversely of the stand above each shelf and slidably connected with the stand, a common moving means for all the rods and normally disconnected from the rods and slidably connected With the stand, means at each rod for detachably connecting the moving means with the rod or for releasing the same from the rod, anu means at the top of the standard for lifting the moving means.

7. A paper bag holder comprising1 a stand having a series of supports for the bundles of bags, yielding means normally pressing each bundle of bags upon its support, a common means for lifting all oi said yielding means to release the bags and normally disconnected from the bags, and independent i'iieans at each support `for connecting the holding means of the adjacent pile of bags to the moving means.

VVllLLIAM DOUGLAS ELLIOT.

Witnesses y lE. ll-l. ELLINGsoN, l-l. D. SI-IIPTON.

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